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“SPAC Asia Management Boot Camp” hosted by Baker McKenzie and MBP July 15^e Provide a roadmap to growth capital and liquidity for the Greater China, Southeast Asia and India leadership teams

June 4, 2021, NEW YORK, NY – Baker McKenzie and Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP (MBP) announced that they will co-host a virtual conference, the “Asia SPAC Management Bootcamp”, on July 15th^e 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hong Kong time (July 14^e from 9 p.m. to July 15^e at 5 a.m. New York time.) The virtual conference is intended for senior executives of private companies funded by venture capital and private equity, SPAC sponsors, PIPE funds, investment banks and PSPC advisors .

The morning session will include a series of educational panels hosted by MBP on topics of intense interest to Asian companies considering going public through a PSPC merger, for venture capital and private equity funds based in Asia to the looking for alternative exits for their holding companies, and for Asian financial companies. teams planning to launch one or more SPAC IPOs.

The panels include:

• A guide for SASP sponsors: How to launch a successful SPAC IPO
• Getting ready for PSPC: What you need to do now to pursue a PSPC merger
• The PIPES market: Validate your investment story with institutional capital
• The short side: How to avoid becoming the subject of a short activist campaign
• SPAC for the long term: Prospects for PSPCs in Southeast Asia, India and Beyond

All panels will be held in English with simultaneous translation into Chinese.

The panels will run from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Hong Kong time.

“PSPC has captured the imaginations of many leadership teams in China and Southeast Asia in 2021, given the huge sums of capital that must be deployed and the timeline accelerated to achieve public status,” said Drew Bernstein, co-director of MBP.

“However, private companies that do not invest the time and resources up front to prepare for the PSPC merger can be ignored even if they have an attractive business model. Issues such as the quality of accounting and internal controls and the ability of management to provide accurate business forecasts will determine the success of these transactions and investor appetite to participate in both IPOs and PIPE transactions. in the future.

Virtual sub-committee rooms for companies

From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., private companies considering a PSPC merger can also attend a series of virtual meeting rooms hosted by Baker McKenzie to meet with PSPC sponsors looking for merger targets, premier investment banks. active plan with PSPCs and investment funds active in the field of PSPCs. Investments in PIPE.

These briefings will provide management with an invaluable opportunity to meet leading experts in securities law, auditing, financial statement preparation, investor relations and capital markets advisory, offshore entities, in tax strategy and D&O insurance.

“The merger of PSPC presents a more complicated life cycle and capital structure than the traditional IPO, making it essential that management teams are fully informed and supported by advisors who are in the middle of the flow of transactions. and informed about regulatory developments, ”said Perrie Weiner, Partner at Baker McKenzie. “Since some innovative companies in Asia may operate from a lower baseline to understand the rapidly evolving PSPC program, we believe this will be an extremely valuable exchange of ideas.”

Sponsors for the event include Albeck, AIG, AUM Media, Houlihan Lokey, and VentureCap Insights.

Registration for the event will open on June 21^st.

SPAC sponsors, investment banks, PIPE funds and others interested in hosting virtual panel rooms should contact Crocker Coulson of AUM Media Inc at [email protected] or (646) 652-7185.

Private companies that have secured venture capital and private equity funds based in Greater China, Southeast Asia, or India can also pre-register for the event by contacting Crocker Coulson of AUM Media Inc. at [email protected].

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About MBP

Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP (MBP) offers specialized audit and advisory services to support SPAC sponsors and SPAC targets in Asia. MBP and our parent company, Marcum LLP, have been involved in more PSPC transactions than any other audit firm, and we are the only audit firm to have a dedicated PSPC team. MBP performs all audits for Marcum in Greater China, and MBP is one of the top five auditors for Chinese companies listed in the United States.

Our dedicated PSPC team worked with sponsors, underwriters and PSPC targets. We draw on extensive experience with the initial public offerings and subsequent business transactions carried out by these companies. MBP designed our audit platform to provide the technical expertise, efficiency and urgency required by PSPC IPOs. And we can provide high quality PCAOB Compliant Audits for Asian private companies considering PSPC merger. Learn more at www.marcumbp.com

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